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~Patterns~

 

Woven into the fabric of existence,

each displayed uniquely by design, 

are patterns of nature,

to be seen everywhere you look.

~

Scripted with beauty,

designed for survival,

equal partners in life’s equation,

both to be admired.

~

Scripted for Beauty
Common Ground Dove
Common Ground Dove
Note the pattern on the head
Hunting for grit along a trail
Hunting for grit along a trail
Designed for Survival
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Designed for Survival
Lily Pads Designed for beauty or to assist many?
Lily Pads
Scripted for beauty?
Beautiful Pattern
Beautiful Pattern
Survival?
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
What a Beauty
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird
Patterns of nature along a trail
Patterns of nature along a trail
Pine Bark
Even Beauty in Pine Bark

Enjoy Nature’s Patterns

~What did I just catch?~

What did I just catch?
What did I just catch?
Whoa, it is a fighter!
Whoa, it is a fighter!
It was amusing when all of a sudden she jumped up and back.
Got it again!
Got it again; now what?

While on a walk today we spotted this Egret out in the marsh. The distance was really too great for me to capture detailed photos, but I wanted to share these. I noticed it was trying to eat something! If you click on the photos you might get an idea of what she caught.

Bike Trail
Many miles of bike trails in the park. Not sure I would want to walk these trails. Last year we saw a four foot Diamondback snake
Bird Tree
Bird Tree
My Scrub Jay, from yesterday, was sitting at the very top!
Jonathan has many marsh areas.
Jonathan has many marsh areas.

one lone Egret, fishing in a marsh

the big frog realized, it is pretty harsh

froggy grew quite big, must have lived awhile

guess this is the way, out in the wild

one has to eat, one has to die

in order to survive, you learn to be sly

~For awhile this is where we will be, my pack and me~

Hobe Sound is where we will be,
Sunshine, birds and manatees we hope to see.

Long walks in the woods,
Always bring joyful moods.

Strolls in the sand along the sea,
Fills our hearts with pure glee.

We can hear the mighty roar,
Of pounding waves against the shore.

A step outside at night,
Offers mythical characters in plain sight.

A river in the sky with stars galore,
Reach up and touch Orion’s Sword.

Such a beautiful locality,
Cool breezes from ocean air offering vitality.

For awhile this is where we will be,
My pack and me.

Palm Trees and the Setting Sun
Palm Trees and the Setting Sun
(photo taken from my brother-in-laws’ boat)
Golf Anyone?
Golf Anyone?
(photo taken from the boat)
Red-breasted Merganser (female)
Red-breasted Merganser (female)
(photo taken from the boat)
Little Pink Flowers
Little Pink Flowers
(photo taken while on a hike in Jonathan Dickinson State Park)
A Field of Palmettos
A Field of Palmettos
(photo taken while on a hike in Jonathan Dickinson State Park)
Looking for the perfect RV site! White-faced Ibis (the brown and white one is 1st fall)
Looking for the perfect RV site!
White-faced Ibis (the brown and white one is 1st fall)
(photo taken from my Coach)
Never in my life have I seen so many swallows in one location! I believe these are Tree Swallows.
Driving in Jonathan Dickinson State Park we spotted these swallows. We stopped to watch them feed on bugs.
Never in my life have I seen so many swallows in one location!
I believe these are Tree Swallows.
Tree Swallows
Tree Swallows
There must have been a thousand of them!
Osprey  contemplating the day.
Osprey contemplating her day.
(photo taken from the boat)

 

Even with cloudy skies, rain and cool temperatures we have enjoyed our first full week in Hobe Sound. The boat ride was taken on Thursday in the Intra-Coastal Waterway between Hobe Sound and Jupiter, Florida.

Enjoy the Journey!